sanctions were crippling the Russian economy

Egor had masterminded a plan to remove them

this work started well before he met with Emily

since that meeting he was making significant progress

it all began when Egor brokered a huge deal

giving the US company Transoil exclusive exploration rights

to untapped Siberian oil reserves

all conditional on having US sanctions lifted

Jimmy Mason was the head of Transoil

a tough self made billionaire from Texas

with a rare talent for oil extraction in harsh climates

he was not afraid to take huge risks

Egor gave Jimmy a list of US congressman to lobby

Russian money was funneled into Transoil

Jimmy donated millions to the targeted congressional fundraising campaigns

he convinced them to support lifting sanctions against Russia

as momentum grew for lifting US sanctions

Russia was busy destabilizing the middle east

sponsoring terror groups to attack oil installations

encouraging Iran to attack Saudi Arabia

Russia was planning to be a world leader in oil production

this would generate huge revenues for Russian state owned companies

Moscow would have the cash to modernize its aging military equipment

Russia was on the path to being an economic and military superpower

Jimmy ran a creative congressional lobbying campaign

showing how the US economy would benefit from extracting Russian oil

while giving strategic alternatives to middle east oil

congress was close to passing a bill to lift sanctions

Egor was dining alone in an upscale New York restaurant

the waiter ran the check and returned his credit card

Egor noticed a hand written message on the receipt

Tomorrow, Intercontinental hotel bar 10pm- look for red dress